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Why Your Cybersecurity Should Get Physical for National Clean Out Your Computer Day

Posted on by A Butler

This week sees the 18th National Clean Out Your Computer Day, and while It may feel like awareness days are popping up everywhere, this is an important one to take notice of, especially if you value keeping your personal data private. After all, to a criminal your personal or work computer can be a gold mine. If a stranger were to get access to your PC, it is possible that they may even learn enough to steal your identity.

Most of the advice given around Clean Out Your Computer Day concerns a modern type of cleaning – however what is more important than a dust cloth and anti-bacterial screen wipes, is having a decent knowledge of data sanitisation. This includes how to clear your browser and download history, turn off the ‘remember me’ setting for your regular passwords and run anti-virus software to make sure your computer is free from malware.

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Cyber Security and Social Media – Not Just a Risk for Individuals but for the Companies Where They Work

Posted on by Piers Finzel

It’s long been known that social networks are viewed by cybercriminals as rich hunting grounds. Using social engineering techniques, they can obtain information through posts and images from social media profiles to launch targeted phishing attacks. Counterfeiters are also using increasingly sophisticated methods to dupe consumers into purchasing fake goods through social media. Panda Security recently warned of a new online scam propagating through Instagram’s advertising platform, where discounts of up to 70% on leading clothing brands are targeted at users who through their profile are most likely to ‘bite the hook’.

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Cybersécurité: des chiffres qui donnent le vertige!

Posted on by Sophie Decaudin

Au cours des derniers mois, de multiples attaques par déni de service (DDoS) ou encore par des logiciels malveillants ont sévi un peu partout dans le monde. Le projet collaboratif Atlas révèle une augmentation assez franche des cyberattaques au cours du mois d’août en France : le pic des 28 000 attaques DDoS est atteint !

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Security Implications of Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin

Posted on by Cathy Ackermann

There is a new foundation being created for the internet, and it already looks like it will upgrade the very way the internet records and shares data. Moreover, many analysts believe this technology will shake up several industries, paving the way for user-to-user interactions without the use of a middle man. It’s called blockchain technology, and it was originally created to service Bitcoin transactions. But, what exactly is Blockchain technology?  Don and Alex Tapscott, authors of Blockchain Revolution, describe it as “an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value.”

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Your Customers Feel Safe – Remember This If You’re Selling Security Solutions in Poland

Posted on by Paweł Soproniuk

Poles feel safe; this is evident in recent research by CBOS which shows that 89% of the population declares Poland is a safe country and 95% claim their neighbourhoods are inviolable and free from danger. On top of this 60% of respondents said they were not afraid of being a victim of any kind of offence and only 14 percent states they have been a victim of theft over the past 5 years. Isn’t this idyllic? Yes; but it arguably leaves many Poles a little credulous, especially when faced by cybercrime.

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The Adobe Flash Phaseout: what it means for you and Cybersecurity

Posted on by Cathy Ackermann

Adobe has recently announced the decision to gradually phaseout its Flash format and is working with partners to maintain the plugin and ensure a smooth transition until the Adobe Flash phaseout is complete in 2020.

Outdated and full of vulnerabilities, Adobe’s Flash is causing more harm than it is good. It’s a consistent threat to web users’ systems everywhere and its usage is decreasing as the use of HTML5, WebGL and Web Assembly grow. According to Google, 80% of desktop Chrome users were accessing a page running Flash three years ago and that figure has dropped to only 17% this year.

Flash is infamous for its numerous security vulnerabilities. According to CVE Details, the ultimate security vulnerability data source, there have been over 1,000 reports of Flash cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which have given cyber criminals the opportunity to worm into victims’ computers and take advantage of stolen personal information.

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